NASWA Newsletter - April 2021 | Volume 6

The Seminar is a gathering for state workforce members, employers, and third-party administrators (TPAs) to discuss current and developing trends in the unemployment program and how SIDES can be used to enhance integrity measures, streamline claims processing, and reduce agency costs.

NASWA members (state workforce agency personnel) and non-members may register at no cost.

TEN 19-20 -- 2021 Unemployment Insurance (UI) State Information Data Exchange System (SIDES) Seminar

NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR MARK SANDERS AWARD

Nominations are now open for the 2021 Mark Sanders Award for Exceptional Service to Veterans, with special emphasis on Veterans with Significant Barriers to Employment.

The award will be presented during the Eighth Annual NASWA Veterans Conference, July 28-30, 2021.

What's Happening in the States

Content from states, for states

Submit what's happening in your state to naswa@naswa.org

ALABAMA

Registration open for Alabama Talent Development Convening

SOUTH CAROLINA

DEW Partners with ID.me for Fraud Prevention

Bulletin Board

USDOL ANNOUNCES $31M FUNDING OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE REGISTERED APPRENTICESHIP TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

The U.S. Department of Labor announced the availability of approximately $31 million in funds to establish Registered Apprenticeship Technical Assistance Centers of Excellence to support the expansion and modernization of technical assistance available in the registered apprenticeship system. The department’s Employment and Training Administration’s Office of Apprenticeship will work in close coordination with the centers.

UI INTERSTATE CONNECTION NETWORK (UI ICON)

The UI ICON webpage was recently revamped to include multiple resources for member states. Resources include:

Relevant USDOL ETA Advisories
Important deadlines
State contacts*
An ICON acronym list
A UCFE wage assignment calculator
A UCX Decision tree.

Additionally, new self-paced training modules are available through NASWA Learning. Subject areas include Interstate Benefit (IB) System Overview, UIQ, SID and IBIQ Applications, Unemployment Compensation for Federal Employees, IB 8606 Web Application. More modules are forthcoming.

Visit naswa.org/icon to access these resources and training opportunities.

*NASWA Member login required

UI Integrity Center

INTEGRITY DATA HUB (IDH) - ANALYSTS AVAILABLE TO ASSIST WITH IMPLEMENTATION

The IDH team now has three IDH program analysts to assist state workforce agencies with the implementation and utilization of the IDH. The three analysts and their assigned USDOL regions are:

Mark Richmond, Regions 1, 4 & 6

mrichmond@naswa.org | 208-860-8949

Kendrah Gonzalez, Regions 2 & 5

kgonzalez@naswa.org | 531-739-9443

Jerome Lord, Region 3

jlord@naswa.org | 406-422-9379

IDH BI-WEEKLY CALLS ON FRAUD IDENTIFICATION

The Integrity Data Hub holds bi-weekly calls covering a variety of fraud identification topics. Calls are held every other Friday at 1:00 pm ET. This month’s calls are scheduled for Friday, April 9 and Friday, April 23.

Who should attend? Any state workforce agency staff who utilize the IDH and/or receive or review IDH results and leads.

If you are interested in joining the next call or for more information, contact IDHTeam@naswa.org.

NASWA LEARNING - UI FRAUD INVESTIGATIONS CERTIFICATE

From Participants:

"It was a far more interactive class than most classes I've been to, even virtually."

"I feel I can do my job more effectively because of my experience in this class."

Have you and/or your team taken advantage of this opportunity? For more information, contact your NASWA State Liaison, or email learning@naswa.org

UI IT Support Center

(UI ITSC)

NEW WEBSITE LAUNCH

UI ITSC launched a new and updated website in March. The UI ITSC’s website is a unique resource for the UI community to share and access information on IT tools and solutions related to the UI program. Hosted on a SharePoint environment, the website serves as a collaborative workspace for states to interact with each other and UI ITSC to share and leverage lessons learned and successful state practices.

COVID-19 Resources

ACCESS THE COVID-19 PLAYBOOK

A tool for NASWA members (state workforce agency personnel), the COVID-19 Playbook is a compilation of resources for state workforce agencies by state workforce agencies.

NOTE: NASWA Member login is required to access.

COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR REEMPLOYMENT AND RECOVERY AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

You can also search Reemployment & Recovery COVID-19 topics in addition to Unemployment Insurance topics.

NASWA Members (state workforce agency personnel) have additional resources and solutions available for internal use only. This requires your NASWA Member login to access.